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T h a n k y o u f o r v o l u n t e e r i n g a t H o l y C r o s s C a t h o l i c S c h o o l .V o l u n t e e r s a r e a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f o u r s c h o o l .A s a v o l u n t e e r ,y o u a r e p a r t o f a t e a m o f s t a f f a n d f a m i l i e s w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r t o c r e a t ea p o s i t i v e l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t w h e r e a l l c h i l d r e n s u c c e e d .Y o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n s ,d e d i c a t i o n a n d c o m m i t m e n t a r e v i t a l t o w a r d t h i s m i s s i o n .E a c h v o l u n t e e r o p p o r t u n i t y , a l t h o u g h d i f f e r e n t ,c o n t r i b u t e s a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t t o t h e o r g a n i z a t i o na s a w h o l e .
hy VolunteerProgramPhilosop H o l y C r o s sC a t h o l i cS c h o osl p o n s o r as v o l u n t e e p r r o g r a mf o r a l l p a r e n t st o b e c o m em o r e a c t i v e l yi n v o l v e di n t h e l i f e o f t h e s c h o o l .T h i si s y o u r c h i l d ' s secondhome,and you are an integralpart of their education.Volunteer opportunitiesgive the parentsthe abilityto offertheir time and talentsto assist with programs,activitiesand specialeventsat the school.Volunteerparents the importanceof serveas greatrolemodelsfor our studentsby demonstrating g i v i n gb a c kt o o u r c o m m u n i t y .
Code of Conduct V o l u n t e e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e dm e m b e r s o f a C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y . I t i s e x p e c t e dt h a t t h e y w i l l a d h e r et o t h e A r c h d i o c e s a nV o l u n t e e r ' sC o d e o f C o n d u c t .A c o p y o f t h e C o d e o f C o n d u c t i s l o c a t e da t t h e e n d o f t h i s s e c t i o no f t h e h a n d b o o k . P l e a s es i g n and return it to the school office.
BackgroundCheck& Virtus T h eA r c h d i o c e soef S t .P a u la n d M i n n e a p o l i sr e q u i r e st h a t a l l s c h o o vl o l u n t e e r s havea backgroundcheckand attendVIRTUStrainingbeforethey begin volunteerinsfor an areachurchor school. All personsinterestedin volunteeringat our schoolmust completethe backgroundcheck.Thereis a feefor this,and we requestthat parentsmakea donationto coverthis fee so that it is not an additionalexpensefor our school. Onceyou havecompletedthe backgroundcheck,this informationis availableto you and you shouldnot needan additionalbackgroundcheckfor at least5 years. Officepersonnelwill providethe paperworkfor your backgroundcheck. VIRTUStrainingis providedthroughareachurchesand schools.Volunteersmay and attending completethis requirementby registeringonlineat wwry-.yjJtus.org PleaseincludeHoly CrossSchoolas your locationof the trainingsession. volunteerwork when you register.You may includemore than one location. i : i t i : r : iI
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Volunteer'sCommitm ent Parentsare invitedeachyearto becomea part of the school'svolunteerprogram. In the fall, a volunteerform is senthome giving parentsa chanceto signup to volunteerin areasthat interestthem.Throughoutthe year,parentsarenotifiedof additionalopportunitiesto volunteer.In part, all parentsarerequiredto volunteerfor specificevents,checkyour tuition contractfor details.This volunteercommitmentis the only requiredvolunteereffortby our school.
Volunteer'sJobDescription Holy CrossCatholicSchoolvolunteersare expectedto havethe skills,knowledge has Eachassignment and abilitiesrequiredfor their schoolassignment. functions.Wherepossible,we have importantresponsibilities and essential handoutsdescribingthe specificdutiesfor eachvolunteerarea. createdseparate Onceyou havevolunteeredfor a specificarea,you will eitherreceiveprinted informationor directionfrom a staffmember. Shouldyou find, at anytime,that your volunteerjob is not a good fit for you, pleaselet one of our staffknow. We will gladly find an areathat you aremore comfortablein serving.In addition,shouldyour availabilitychange,please inform the schoolofficeso that we can have other volunteersfill your space.
Expectationsfor Volunteers Dress Code volunteers arerequiredto dressin a manner Holy CrossCatholicSchool for our to theirduties,keepingin mindthattheysettheexamples appropriate students. A rriv al sign-inat theschoolofficeandapplya"visitor" Uponarrivalat our school, b a d g e .I f y o u c a n n o t s e r v ed u r i n g y o u r r e g u l a r l y s c h e d u l e dv o l u n t e e rt i m e , o r know that you will be late, please contact the school office so that we can make a l t e r n a t i v ea r r a n g e m e n t s .G i v e t h e s c h o o l o f f i c e a s m u c h t i m e a s p o s s i b l et o a r r a n g e f o r s o m e o n et o f i l l y o u r s p a c e .
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Volunteer Guidelines with Holy A few simpleguidelinesmay assistyou in your volunteerexperience CrossCatholicSchoolstudents. l . A d d r e s ss t u d e n t sw i t h r e s p e c t . careand for the reasonable and volunteersareresponsible 2. Teachers supervisionof students.Never leavea studentor classwithout a r e s p o n s i b laed u l t . tone.Your approachshouldbe 3. Talk to studentsin a conversational as objectiveand logicalas possible.Disruptions,insubordinations, threatsor assaultby a studentto a volunteerare groundsfor the studentto be removedfrom the situationand he/ shetakento the principalfor disciplinaryaction 4. The teacheror staffpersonyou areworking with is the "e*pert" in that area,so pleasegive them this consideration.
Confidentialiryt regardingour students,staffand At Holy CrossCatholicSchool,confidentiality atmosphere. volunteersis an importantpart of our professional Volunteersare expectedto keepconfidentialany sensitiveor personal informationregardinga staffmember,student,parentor schoolsituation.As you work with staff,informationof a confidentialnaturemay be sharedwith y o u . Y o u m u s t n o t s h a r et h i s i n f o r m a t i o nw i t h a n y o n ew h o d o e sn o t h a v ea professional right or needto know. This informationis NOT to be sharedwith friendsor familv. If a staffmemberis discussingsomethingyou are not comfortablewith, please discussing suchas,"I am uncomfortable let them know by making a statement, this informationabout this studentl stafflparent."Volunteersare also to usethe statementprovidedhereif askedto shareinformation encouraged of me outsideof the schoolsetting,"I am sorry,but it would not bt professional to commenton that."
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54 Volunteer'sCode of Conduct For Volunteers w ithin the Archdioceseof Saint Paul and Minneapolis A s a v o l u n t e e r ,I p r o m i s e t o f o l l o w t h e r u l e s a n d g u i d e l i n e si n t h i s V o l u n t e e r ' s C o d e o f C o n d u c t a s a c o n d i t i o n o f m y p r o v i d i n g s e r v i c e st o t h e c h i l d r e n , y o u t h a n d l o r v u l n e r a b l e a d u l t s o f t h e A r c h d i o c e s eo f S a i n t P a u l a n d Minneapolis. A s a v o l u n t e e r I, w i l l : and consideration. w h e n w o r k i n g w i t h c h i l d r e n y, o u t h o r v u l n e r a b l ea d u l t s .
with the Archdiocesansexualabusepoliciesto report suspectedchild abuse.I understandthat failureto report suspectedchild abuseto civil authoritiesis againstthe law adults. A s a v o l u n t e e r ,I w i l l n o t : manner. inappropriate
k n o w l e d g eo f t h e i r p a r e n t so r g u a r d i a n s . children,youth or vulnerableadults. while volunteering. adults at any time while volunteering.
I understandthat as a volunteerworking with children,youth, andl or vulnerable adults,I am subjectto a thoroughbackgroundcheckincludingcriminalhistory. M y s i g n a t u r ec o n f i r m st h a t I h a v er e a d t h i s C o d eo f C o n d u c ta n d t h a t a s a v o l u n t e e rm i n i s t e r i n gt o c h i l d r e n y, o u t h t ith this Codeof a n d / o r v u l n e r a b l ea d u l t s I a g r e et o f o l l o w t h e s es t a n d a r d s I. u n d e r s t a n dt h a t a n y a c t i o n i n c o n s i s t e nw C o n d u c to r f a i l u r et o t a k ea c t i o nm a n d a t e db y t h i s C o d eo f C o n d u c tm a y r e s u l ti n m y r e m o v a la s a v o l u n t e e rw i t h c h i l d r e n ,y o u t h a n d / o r v u l n e r a b l ea d u l t s .
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